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An FDA decision could give us the first mRNA flu vaccine

NPR | By Rob Stein,

Ailsa Chang

Published August 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM CDT

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The Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide whether to approve the first mRNA flu vaccine.

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Rob Stein

Rob Stein is a Correspondent and Senior Editor on NPR's Science Desk.

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.